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Iraq 's ambassador to the UN , Samir Sumaidaie , accuses U.S. Marines of the "cold-blooded murder" of his 21-year-old cousin during a June 25 raid of his home in Al Anbar province. (Reuters)

Following a public statement from the Denomination president on the eve of the event, the Congregationalist United Church Of Christ begins their 5-day General Synod 25 in Atlanta, Georgia to debate a number of controversial resolutions, including Same-sex Marriage . Some are concerned about denominational Schism . DailyBulletin.com Chicago Tribune Christian Science Monitor Washington Times UCC web page UCC news blog

Indonesia n police arrest 24 people suspected of involvement in the 2002 Bali Bombing s and a 2003 attack on the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta . ( BBC )

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The UK assumes the rotating presidency of the European Union amidst its funding crisis. ( BBC News )

The members of the Australian Senate elected at the Election Of 2004 take office, granting the government of John Howard control of both Houses of Parliament , the first time a government has had such power since 1981 . (ABC News Online)

Much of the government of (Bloomberg)

In the UK , Cot Death expert Sir Roy Meadow testifies before the General Medical Council hearing. He was involved with four court cases where four women were falsely accused of killing their children. Medical journal '' The Lancet '' defends him saying that he is just a " Scapegoat " (BBC) (Scotsman)

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Italian police in Genoa discover a parallel police force, called the Department Of Anti-terrorism Strategic Studies , that was apparently founded to benefit from funding after 2004 Madrid Bombings . The group's website is now down. (Google cache) (AKI) (AGI) (BBC)

A Toronto Mosque makes history by hosting the first known Muslim prayer service in history to be led by a woman. (CBC)

General Motors Corp. announces that it had its best month in 19 years in June 2005 , increasing total deliveries by 41% against June 2004, (GM website)

Romania 's Legal Tender , Leu was re-valued, 10,000 old lei becoming 1 new leu. Thus the ISO 4217 code was changed from ROL (Romanian leu) to RON (Romanian New leu).